When I woke up the next morning, I actually felt refreshed. I don't often feel refreshed. I even felt like getting my hair set nicely today. I started with a nice breakfast followed by a visit to a hair cutters shop. But, you don't care about that. Suffice it to say, I felt like spending some luxury time while there. eventually I started to follow the rumors and figure more out about this witch. Her name, I found, was Rosana. Rose, as she liked to be called, was just the 'witches' I talked about before, seeking love and that crap but she actually had magic, and would force those she wanted with these illusions to serve her as her slave. The rumors were that she read your mind and showed you what you desired most. I guess I was right for this job, being as she could not show me what I desired most because I was, well, blind. I doubt her ability to do this sort of thing but, I knew I had to be careful. I followed the rumors of where she was spotted and had no luck. I grumbled and removed my hood when I sat down for dinner at a restaurant. I was sitting out in the patio, and had just ordered my food while having a glass of Red Wine. Hey, I'm only 18 yes but with the silver hair and blindfold most people don't ask. Those that do see my fake license. Anyway, I was sitting there when I heard someone walk up behind me. A woman by the sound of heels and what not. One thing I noticed is that after my eyes were removed I was much better at feeling the souls of those around me, and hers felt...odd. She walked passed me and to a table next to me with a man, young by his voice, sitting there. She and he spoke some, sounded like a 'witch' to me, not one with real magic but...I was still looking for my target so I kept my ear on their conversation while I ate my steak. Then, I heard the key phrase from her.
"If you follow me big boy, I can make all your dreams come true. I can see your greatest desires and make them real."
That got me hooked, perhaps it was her. I stopped my waiter and quietly asked what that woman looked like, and he described her of a height about 5'5", perfect skin, deep blue eyes, and long brown hair. Score. That was my target all right. The guy she was with got up with her and they started walking away so I left $100 on the table and told the waiter to keep the change. I rushed forward to catch up enough that I could hear them, but not to close that they noticed. Judging by the guy's "yes mistress" that he kept doing she had already cast her spells. It surprised me that I hadn't felt it but then maybe I had just been too far away. I kept following them, tough considering I was wearing a dress that day. Yes, even I wear dresses occasionally. Anyway, she took the guy to what I assume was her home and that's when I made my move. I just barely stopped the door from closing and shifted in, my arm now a blade. I gulped as she spoke to me,
"Come now my Lady, stop skulking about and come on in.
I walked in and tilted my head "You knew I was following you yet did nothing about it?"
"Well yes you silly little girl, you fascinate me and so I wanted you to come over to my house. You are from the DWMA yes?"
I nodded, still ready for anything. Judging from what I knew about her I guessed she was going to try and use her spell on me, which would have worked if I could see even the smallest little bit of it, AKA if the blindfold was a trick which it was not of course, but she probably thought it was.
"So tell me, little DWMA Girl, have you come to take my soul?"
I nodded and rushed forward, blade towards her eye. Then I heard a 'thunk', and was pushed back by someone else. I guessed this was one of the students that she had mind controlled. I sighed angrily as Rose spoke,
"Come now, why should I die? I show them their hearts' desires and do what I want. Why should I be punished for giving them what they want?"
I didn't speak, and tried to figure out who was in front of me and what their weapon was. I heard a 'whoosh' to my left and blocked, feeling the curve of their weapon against my own. A Scythe then. I can deal with that. I stood there blocking his or her attacks, my guess was he was a guy but it was just a guess. Eventually, once I figure out their attack pattern I dove in and hit them on the head with the flat of my blade, knocking them out cold. Rose whistled in appreciation, which only made me angrier.
"my oh my, you're quite strong. Why don't you come be my servant."
I just laughed as I felt her spell go off and then fail.
"what?! why isn't my magic working on you?!"
I reached up and slowly undid my blindfold, revealing my empty eye sockets. Nothing within them, just black holes. She gasped and I just chuckled, replacing the blindfold.
"I lost my eyes so I can not see. Your illusions have no affect on me, you witch. Now prepare to die in the name of the DWMA."
She started laughing and I grit my teeth.
"Wow, how interesting~! I must study this more! Yes I must! Come now, isn't there anything I can do to get you on my side?"
She had gotten up by what I heard, and I braced myself to the ready. She was saying something but I couldn't make it out, though it sounded like a spell to me. I was not expecting it to affect me, as her spells were based on being able to see them, and yet...I suddenly recalled several things I wished for: my sight, to be partners with Stein, my family...my little sister...I had no clue why I was suddenly remembering these things, but I was. Eventually these faded and the witch in front of me giggle.
"oh my my my, don't you have several layers. You seem tough, you want to be independent, or that's what you say you want. I can see through that but what's this? A darker layer? One you've sealed away? I must see. Show me what you desire most..."
I grit my teeth and charged at her as her spell pierced that place within me that I had sealed away long ago. I didn't want anybody seeing what my deepest desire was, and had locked it away. The kid I had knocked out was starting to get up, and from the 'what happened' that I heard, he was back to his old self. The witch gasped as I was almost at her, but she summoned something and blocked me. She said in a confused voice,
"Your deepest desire….is to die? to leave this earth behind? How can this be? Why would anybody want to die?"
I tsked as I heard the student I had knocked out gasp, seems he heard. I couldn't stand this witch anymore, and so I went forward to deal with the issue. I walked forward towards her and spoke,
"Yes, I want to die. I don't want to be a bother to anybody else on this world anymore. My existance only causes suffering, despair, and sorrow. I am a burden upon this world, and I eventually I will rid myself of this place, thus allowing happiness to once again flow."
I stopped and held my rapier, mumbled "shards of the fallen," and that caught her off guard. Within a few moments, she was nothing more than a floating soul. However, I did not devour her soul, oh no. I took it with me and told the kid I had knocked out to get the rest of her victims safe. After that I returned to my hotel room and slept….I wanted to lock those memories she had dug up away once more….
